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Moving Targets (2004)

Moving Targets poster
Original title
2004新紮師兄
Directed by
Wong Jing
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two young police cadets face danger and personal conflicts as they take on a criminal case. Trust is tested among the officers in a task force targeting a powerful crime syndicate.

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What happens

Moving Targets (Chinese: 2004新紮師兄; Jyutping: ye ling ling say sun jat si hing) is a 2004 Hong Kong action crime film starring Nicholas Tse, Edison Chen, Simon Yam, and Gillian Chung as the main leads. With Michelle Yim, Roy Chow, Lam Suet, and Kent Tong in the main supporting roles. Directed, written, and produced by Wong Jing, the film is based on the popular 1980 TVB drama series Police Cadet '84. "Moving Targets" was released in Mainland China under the title "Young Detective 青年干探" with an estimated box office gross of ¥3,000,000 RMB. Movie rights in Mainland China was distributed by "Beijing Poly-bona Film Distribution Co., Ltd.". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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